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(æbstræktɪd)
adjective
Someone who is abstracted is thinking so deeply that they are not fully aware of what is happening around them.
[written]
Meg was so abstracted she scarcely noticed that the train had stopped.
The same abstracted look was still on his face.
Synonyms: preoccupied, withdrawn, remote, absorbed More Synonyms of abstracted
abstractedly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
She nodded abstractedly.

abstracted in British English

(æbˈstræktɪd)
adjective
1. 
lost in thought; preoccupied
2. 
taken out or separated; extracted
Derived forms
abstractedly (abˈstractedly)
adverb
abstractedness (abˈstractedness)
noun

abstracted in American English

(æbˈstræktɪd)
adjective
1. 
removed or separated (from something)
2. 
withdrawn in mind; absent-minded
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈabˈsent-minded
Derived forms
abstractedly (abˈstractedly)
adverb
abstractedness (abˈstractedness)
noun

Examples of 'abstracted' in a sentence
abstracted

Identical fragments had been found on the clothing quietly abstracted from the locker of a prime suspect.
Butler, Gwendoline COFFIN ON THE WATER (2002)
He held the page flat with his left hand and on his face was an expression of abstracted absorption.
Alan Judd THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002)
The old man looked out over the city, an abstracted frown on his face.
Jack Higgins THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)
Amanda... quite aside from her tiredness, she seemed unnaturally abstracted.
Stephanie Laurens ON A WILD NIGHT (2002)
(adjective) 
Definition
lost in thought
The same abstracted look was still on her face.
Synonyms
preoccupied
He was too preoccupied to notice what was going on.
withdrawn
remote
She looked so remote.
absorbed
They were completely absorbed in each other.
intent
She looked from one intent face to another.
absent
`Nothing,' she said in an absent way.
distracted
unaware
wrapped up
bemused
He was looking at the boys with a bemused expression.
immersed
He's really becoming immersed in his work.
oblivious
She appeared oblivious to her surroundings.
dreamy
His face assumed a dreamy expression.
daydreaming
faraway
She smiled with a faraway look in her eyes.
engrossed
He didn't notice because he was too engrossed in his work.
rapt
I noticed that everyone was watching me with rapt attention.
absent-minded
The laptop was exactly where its absent-minded owner had left it.
heedless
inattentive
These children were more likely to be inattentive at school.
distrait
woolgathering

Additional synonyms

in the sense of absent
Definition
not paying attention
`Nothing,' she said in an absent way.
Synonyms
absent-minded,
blank,
unconscious,
abstracted,
vague,
distracted,
unaware,
musing,
vacant,
preoccupied,
empty,
absorbed,
careless,
bemused,
oblivious,
negligent,
dreamy,
daydreaming,
faraway,
thoughtless,
inadvertent,
unthinking,
neglectful,
heedless,
inattentive,
unmindful,
unobservant,
unheeding
in the sense of absent-minded
Definition
inattentive or forgetful
The laptop was exactly where its absent-minded owner had left it.
Synonyms
forgetful,
absorbed,
abstracted,
vague,
absent,
distracted,
unaware,
musing,
preoccupied,
careless,
bemused,
oblivious,
dreamy,
faraway,
engrossed,
unthinking,
neglectful,
heedless,
inattentive,
unmindful,
unheeding,
apt to forget,
in a brown study,
ditzy or ditsy (slang)
in the sense of absorbed
They were completely absorbed in each other.
Synonyms
engrossed,
lost,
involved,
fixed,
concentrating,
occupied,
engaged,
gripped,
fascinated,
caught up,
intrigued,
wrapped up,
preoccupied,
immersed,
dialed in,
locked in,
riveted,
captivated,
enthralled,
rapt,
up to your ears

Nearby words of
abstracted

  • abstinence
  • abstinent
  • abstract
  • abstracted
  • abstraction
  • abstruse
  • abstruseness

Related terms of
abstracted

  • abstract

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